A child weighs 8 lb. The correct calculation for this child's 24-hour maintenance fluid requirements is ____________________ mL

ANS:


363.63
For a child weighing 1-10 kg, the daily maintenance fluid requirement is 100 mL/kg of body weight. This child weighs 3.63 kg, so the result is 363.63 mL.

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